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Please pray for the child, Robert and his family. He is 15 years old and has been battling bone cancer, and has been in the hospital since November. He is not doing well, and yesterday the family was informed that Robert is terminal.

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Lord have mercy on Robert and his family and friends during this most difficult of times.

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As a result of a thousand million years of evolution, the universe is becoming conscious of itself, able to understand something of its past history and its possible future.-- Sir Julian Sorell Huxley FRS

Robert's family, was called yesterday... his organs are shutting down and he will not make it more than 24-48 hours. Robert is non-Orthodox, but he and his family needs our prayers.

Lord have mercy!

My niece died from her organs shutting down, which spared my sister the decision of pulling the plug, which is what the doctors were discussing. As long as it is peaceful, it can be a blessing that the parents are spared the decision.

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Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything so that he may do it no more.A hasty quarrel kindles fire,and urgent strife sheds blood.If you blow on a spark, it will glow;if you spit on it, it will be put out; and both come out of your mouth

Here's the latest I heard this morning..."Prayer is helping! Saturday night they only gave him 24-48 hours. He's still hanging in there. He's not well, obviously but he is still alive. His sister Hearther flew down there this AM to see him."

Please pray for the child, Robert and his family. He is 15 years old and has been battling bone cancer, and has been in the hospital since November. He is not doing well, and yesterday the family was informed that Robert is terminal.

Lord have mercy.

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"Heather came back from JAX yesterday and said Robert is in a deep coma, no swallowing reflex and his GI tract has shut down. I don't know what is keeping him going. The only thing he is receiving is meds for pain and fluid with nutrients in it. This is all through IV."

this must be very hard on the family. There is a poster for the Make a Wish foundation, which I see on the bus on the way to work, with the title "It doesn't take super powers to make a child a superhero." In it, there is a boy named Michael dressed in a superhero costume, with the inscription "I wish to be a superhero-Michael "BeetleBoy." He looks like my son Michael, and I feel like crying every time I see it.

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Question a friend, perhaps he did not do it; but if he did anything so that he may do it no more.A hasty quarrel kindles fire,and urgent strife sheds blood.If you blow on a spark, it will glow;if you spit on it, it will be put out; and both come out of your mouth

this must be very hard on the family. There is a poster for the Make a Wish foundation, which I see on the bus on the way to work, with the title "It doesn't take super powers to make a child a superhero." In it, there is a boy named Michael dressed in a superhero costume, with the inscription "I wish to be a superhero-Michael "BeetleBoy." He looks like my son Michael, and I feel like crying every time I see it.

I don't even know Robert and his family, but its so depressing, knowing he and they are going through all this.

Conquer evil men by your gentle kindness, and make zealous men wonder at your goodness. Put the lover of legality to shame by your compassion. With the afflicted be afflicted in mind. Love all men, but keep distant from all men.—St. Isaac of Syria